President Trump took to Twitter early Monday — just hours before his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin — to once again blame his immediate predecessor, Barack Obama, for Russia’s election meddling.
“President Obama thought that Crooked Hillary was going to win the election, so when he was informed by the FBI about Russian Meddling, he said it couldn’t happen, was no big deal, & did NOTHING about it,” . “When I won it became a big deal and the Rigged Witch Hunt headed by Strzok!”
A short time later, : “Our relationship with Russia has NEVER been worse thanks to many years of U.S. foolishness and stupidity and now, the Rigged Witch Hunt!”
The postings echoed comments made by the president Saturday, and several other times in the past.
“The stories you heard about the 12 Russians yesterday took place during the Obama Administration, not the Trump Administration,” . “Why didn’t they do something about it, especially when it was reported that President Obama was informed by the FBI in September, before the Election?”
The president’s tweet Monday morning also took aim at Peter Strzok, the FBI’s former head of counterespionage, who is accused o♏f showing political bias during the R🐠ussia-US collusion probe.
Trump’s campaign is currently being investigated by special counsel Robert Mueller over whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election. Strzok was dismissed from the investigation after text messages between him and an FBI lawyer — in which he made anti-Trump statements — were made public.
Mueller’s team hande✤d out indictments to 12 Russian intelligence members on Friday for the alleged hacking of the Democratic National Commi♐ttee.
The president is scheduled to meet with Putin in priv♒ate on Mon♊day to discuss a wide range of issues. The summit will be taking place in Helsinki, Finland.